This is pic 1 of 5, of me on the first pitch of Solar Slab . . . it was a gorgeous January day, but by the end of the day a haze blew in and it was cold! It took us a little longer than expected to get up the gully, and so we had to bail after the third pitch. Can't wait to get back . . .

This is pic 2 of 5, of me on the first pitch of Solar Slab . . . it was a gorgeous January day, but by the end of the day a haze blew in and it was cold! It took us a little longer than expected to get up the gully, and so we had to bail after the third pitch. Can't wait to get back . . .

This is pic 3 of 5, of me on the first pitch of Solar Slab . . . it was a gorgeous January day, but by the end of the day a haze blew in and it was cold! It took us a little longer than expected to get up the gully, and so we had to bail after the third pitch. Can't wait to get back . . .

This is pic 4 of 5, of me on the first pitch of Solar Slab . . . it was a gorgeous January day, but by the end of the day a haze blew in and it was cold! It took us a little longer than expected to get up the gully, and so we had to bail after the third pitch. Can't wait to get back . . .

This is pic 5 of 5, of me on the first pitch of Solar Slab . . . it was a gorgeous January day, but by the end of the day a haze blew in and it was cold! It took us a little longer than expected to get up the gully, and so we had to bail after the third pitch. Can't wait to get back . . .

On the way in to Solar Slab this Mojave Rattlesnake was basking in the sun....I thought it rather cool for snakes....was around 65 degress.....apparently he did not think so.....makes ya think about all the thrashing one does on backcountry approaches......yikes.....

The guy taking the pic (my boyfriend) keeps yelling at me to "Look up! Look up!" I thought he was giving me beta - really he was wanting the belayer to smile for the camera... can you spot the belayer?

Leading the 5.7 variation of Johnny Vegas; this is the third pitch where the option is to either climb a 5.9 right facing corner (zero exposure) or step right onto a 5.7 arete (more exposure)... the choice was simple.

He was awash in a sea of soft rock and shallow pro. We had a blast that day. Warm in the sun, the Book was shady when we got on it. Great crux, well protected. Sonso45 took with nikon digital on 102905.